amyfalafal wrote:My thoughts...
Vlog was too hyped up.
I give Jared a pass on not being over the top emotional, I've seen a lot worse! Father's just sitting reading a book during labour, is just something very recent which surprised me.
We dont clean off the vernix at all, we discuss this prior to delivery in midwife appointments and it's written in the chart what the mother wants. Standard here (QLD Australia Public Mother's Hospitals) is not to clean the vernix, only blood. Vernix has a lot of benefits for both mum and bub. For first time parents we give a bathing "classes" and other common things most first time parents may be overwhelmed with every day in the recovery suites. Bathing babies can be done but not forced about 24 hours after birth for all newborns where I work and where I've delivered. I didn't bath my babies until the vernix was off, about a week after delivery. No issue there. Some cultures wait for the umbilical stump to come off. Everyone is different.
It's evident to us that Ellie isn't in tune with her own body, nor educated in reproduction and my guess is she isn't educated in why it's safer for bub to go to full term, even a little overdue, depending on the risk status of the pregnancy. My observation is that she doesn't understand the benefits of full term delivery. I think convenience, in this case, is what she went ahead with.
I professionally can't judge women who want an induction, women have the right to give birth how they want in a safe environment and as long as it's safe to do so by a medical professional. Public Medicare here doesn't offer elected c-sections or elected inductions because giving birth here under medicare is free. Families who know they want elected inductions and/or c-sections usually already have private health care or sign up before they are ready to conceive. Personally I had all my babies induced. I hated it. They were for medical reasons when I was 26w2d (stillbirth), 38w2d, 40w9d (stillbirth), 40w2d and my others were miscarried earlier than 20w. Every time I do everything in_my power_ to make sure I go to full term. Being a midwife I know the benefits, but you dont have to be a midwife to understand the benefits of a full term delivery.
Baby's birth weight-I give it a pass. Babies are born different sizes at different stages of pregnancy. Someone above mentioned already that they gave birth to a 7 pounder at 38 weeks. I've seen smaller than a six pounder at full term. I dont see reason to nitpick at the baby's birth weight. Doctors wouldn't have signed off on an induction if it wasn't safe for Ellie to deliver.
Baby's name... Everyone saw the bracelets. My guesses are Thomas Joel, Tommy Joel, Timothy Joel, Tim Joel (weird but ok), Todd Joel, Theodore Joel, TONY Joel... I like Tony
I'm bummed my conspiracy was debunked lol
Congratulations! And I'm surprised about no maternity pads! I usually advice for mums to bring a pack of them just in case. It could have been a low stocked recovery suite 
So sorry you had to go through that. Nothing worse than not having pads. Nappies, we usually supply the first nappy, depending how prepared first time parents are, we usually supply with some overnight if patients don't have them. 
